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Beau Yarbrough

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As seen in: Southern California News Group, MSN, Scribd, Los Angeles Times, The Mercury News, Baltimore Sun, Miami Herald, The Denver Post, CBR, Laguna Woods Globe: Orange County Register, Orlando Sentinel and
Covers:  Watchdog journalism, investigations and general assignment reporting, all with a Southern California hook.
Doesn't Cover: If it's outside Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino counties, the answer is almost certainly no.
@SoCalNewsGroup watchdog🌴 Prior reporting in Virginia, Egypt & Bosnia 🌴 byarbrough@scng.com 🌴 909-483-9376 🌴 Ut Prosim

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Beau Yarbrough’s Biography

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I'm a watchdog reporter for the Southern California News Group, which serves Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. I'm passionate about journalism with impact.

I'm a public records hound, and won an Associated Press Media Editors Association First Amendment Award after obtaining 5,000 essays written by middle school students to vet (and ultimately disprove) their school district's claim that giving students Holocaust denial literature labeled "credible sources" didn't lead…

Beau Yarbrough’s Journalist Portfolio

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'I don't care,' says Jurupa Valley's AB Hernandez, transgender athlete at center of controversy

'I don't care,' says Jurupa Valley's AB Hernandez, transgender athlete at center of controversy

The recent high school graduate who's been targeted by protesters could win again at the CIF state finals tha…

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Inland Empire sheriffs transfer detainees to ICE at rates above state average, data shows

Inland Empire sheriffs transfer detainees to ICE at rates above state average, data shows

Researcher crunched statewide data and filed public records act requests on the transfers.

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DA's investigators interviewed him. Now Palo Verde school board may censure him for it.

DA's investigators interviewed him. Now Palo Verde school board may censure him for it.

Board member Ryan Copple spoke to a Riverside County District Attorney's investigator about allegations that …

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The Adelanto ICE detention center population quadrupled in 2025 - but 911 calls increased sixfold

The Adelanto ICE detention center population quadrupled in 2025 - but 911 calls increased sixfold

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to 249 calls to 911 in 2025, compared to an average …

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Why did the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting happen?

Why did the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting happen?

Childhood abuse, terrorism, workplace conflict and semi-automatic weapons combined in the murders of 14 peopl…

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Who's in ICE detention in California? According to ICE, less than 30% are criminals

Who's in ICE detention in California? According to ICE, less than 30% are criminals

Among those detained in California, the majority are not the "worst of the worst" the Trump administration sa…

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Amid FBI probe, Supervisor Curt Hagman ‘stepping away’ from San Bernardino County committees

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By Beau Yarbrough Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, one of two Inland Empire politicians whose offices and homes were searched by the FBI last week, is taking a step back from political life, for now.
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Amid FBI probe, Supervisor Curt Hagman ‘stepping away’ from San Bernardino County committees

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By Beau Yarbrough Verified
| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Verified
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, one of two Inland Empire politicians whose offices and homes were searched by the FBI last week, is taking a step back from political life, for now.
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Curt Hagman doesn’t attend first county supervisors meeting after FBI raids

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By Beau Yarbrough Verified
| Redlands Daily Facts Verified
Supervisor Curt Hagman did not attend the Tuesday, Aug. 4, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting, the first such session since his office was searched last week by the FBI. Hagman was one of four people in Southern California whose homes and offices were searched by the FBI on July 28. In addition to Hagman’s Chino Hills home and district office, federal agents also served search warrants at the Ontario home of that city’s Mayor Pro Tem Alan Wapner.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not professionally.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ford Prefect.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

A short email pitch with a local hook. I don't want to open an attachment to find out what your pitch is about.

Awards

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2026 - 2nd Place -Print Journalist of the Year (Under 50k circulation)
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Orange County Press Club Awards

2024 - Best Political Story, first place

How much did your member of Congress get done last term?

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Orange County Press Club Awards

2021 - Best Public Affairs, first place

Is a minimum 664 training hours enough to become a California police officer?

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California Journalism Awards

2021 - 1st Place, Coverage of Youth and Education (15k to 50k circulation)

Ongoing coverage of the aftermath of Landmark Middle School student Diego Stolz's fatal assault at the hands of two bullies.

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2019 - Investigative (Print under 50,000 circulation), first place

Bad Apples: How a culture of covering up sex abuse at public schools is hurting children — and costing taxpayers millions

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Orange County Press Club Awards

2019 - Best News Story, first place

Victorville Prison Where Immigrant Detainees Held Built Atop Toxic Superfund Site

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California Newspaper Publishers Association

2014 - Investigative Reporting (Division B), second place

District in Disarray

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Associated Press Media Editors Association

2015 - First Amendment Award

The Truth Behind Rialto Unified

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2014 - Journalist of the Year (Print under 50,000 circulation)
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